Collapsible can-shaped display device



Jan. 19, 1937. F. A. suNDERHAuF ISPLAY DEVICE .COLLAjPSIBLE CAN SHAPED D Filed April 13, 1936 l-lullulnialnnlfl fr. I

METAL F/L Patented Jan. 19, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COLLAPSIBLE C'AN -SHAPED DISPLAY DEVICE Application April 13,

4 Claims.

The invention relates to a collapsible canshaped display device for advertising cans of beer and other commodities.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, practical and efficient collapsible can-shaped display device for use in store windows, shelves and various other places for advertising cans of beer and .other commodities adapted to be easily and Acheaply manufactured from cheap material such as cardboard and the like and capable of being stored and shipped in a perfectly flat, compact, knockdown condition and of being easily and quickly set up for display purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible or knockdown display device of this character adapted to closely simulate a canof beer or other commodity and capable of being freely handled in arranging displays without lia- 20 bility of the parts of the device accidentally separating.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel -combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood' that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction, Within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacricing any of the advantages of the invention.

Figure lis a perspective view of a collapsible can-shaped display device constructed in accordance With this invention.

line 2-2 ofFigure 1 on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a central vertical sectional view of the collapsible can-shaped display device.

Figure 4 is a plan View of one of the ends of the display device showing the peripheral flaps in their initially, radially projecting position.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5--5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the cylindrical body illustrating the same composed of laminated stock of card or other board and metal or other foil on the outer surface of the board for the sake of attractiveness.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the collapsible or knockdown can-shaped display device comprises a cylindrical body I and similar top and bottom ends 2 detachably connected to the ends of the cylindrical body I.- The Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on thev 1936, Serial No. 74,175

cylindrical body I consists of va substantially rectangular sheet of cardboard or similar material bent into cylindrical form and having overlapped inner and outer edges 3 and 4. The overlapped inner and outer vertical edges 3 and 4 may be detachably secured together by any suitable means. A convenient means for detachably securing the edges of the sheet of the cylindrical body consists of vertical slots 5 and substantially hook-shaped tongues 6. The slots are preferably formed in the inner vertical edge 3, and the tongues 6 are preferably formed integral with the outer overlapped edge 4 and are inserted in the slots 5 and extend beyond the same as clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing. Various other forms of interlocking connecting means, may, of course, be provided, and any suitable sheet material may be employed in the manufacture of the cylindrical body portion and also in the top and bottom ends of the display device. The slots 5 and tongues 6 enable the vertical edges of the sheet forming the body I to be readily connected and disconnected, and the sheet may be arranged in a iiat, spread-out condition for storing or shipping.

The top and bottom ends are constructed in the same manner and each consists of an outer disk I and an inner member 8 of substantially disk form and of greater diameter than the outer disk 1. The inner and outer members 'l and 8 of the end 2 are designed to be constructed of cardboard or any other sheet material and the outer disk or member 1 is tted against an end of the cylindrical body I, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing.

The inner member 8, which may be secured to the outer disk 'I by an adhesive or any other suitable means, is provided at its periphery with an annular series of contiguous, substantially rectangular flaps 9 initially projecting radially beyond the peripheries of the outer disk and the inner member and adapted to be bent upwardly into substantially contacting, mutually supporting relation, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawing to enable them to be inserted in an end of the cylindrical body and frictionally engage the inner surface of thesame whereby the end is detachably held in place on the cylindrical body. 'I'he members of the top and bottom ends of the display device are designed to be die-cut and the inner member may be provided at the juncture of the ilaps 9 and the body portion of the inner member with a crease I0, cut or scoring to facilitate the inward bending of the flaps. The resiliency of the material and the contacting, mutually supporting relation of the flaps when bent inwardly provide vsuilicient frictional engagement between the aps and the inner surface of the cylindrical body to hold the'top and bottom ends of the display device rmly and securely in position so that the display device may be freely handled in arranging window, shelf and counter displays and the like for attractively advertising canned beer and various other commodities.

The top and bottom ends of the can-shaped display device are adapted to be arranged in a flat, compact condition as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing for shipping or storing, and the bendable flaps will enable the top and bottom ends to be easily and quickly inserted in the ends of the cylindrical body. The collapsible or knockdown can-shaped display device may be made to closely simulate a can of beer or any other canned commodity for advertising the same with the same effect as a display of the actual canned goods.

It will be understood that the collapsible can display is of a type made of flat die-cut stock and adapted to be shipped and stored at when unassembled and that the article may be made of laminated stock of board and foil as illustrated in Figure 6, thelatter providing for attractiveness of the display and the backing of card4 or other board preventing tearing or mutilation of the foil during shipment.

What is claimed is:

1. A collapsible can-shaped display device comprising a cylindrical body, and top and bottom ends each consisting of an outer substantially disk-shaped member tted against an end'of the cylindrical body and an inner substantially diskshaped member secured to the inner face of the outer member and provided at its periphery with iiaps initially projecting beyond the peripheries of the inner and outer members of said end and bent inwardly and arranged within the cylindrical body and frictionally engaging the inner surface of the same whereby the top and bottom ends are held in place on the body.

2. A collapsible can-shaped display device comprising a cylindrical body, and top and bottom ends each consisting of an outer substantially disk-shaped member tted against an end of the cylindrical body and an inner substantially diskshaped member secured to the inner face of the outer member and provided at its periphery with an annular series of contiguous approximately rectangular initially at flaps bent inwardly into substantially contacting mutually'supporting relation and arranged within the cylindrical body and frictionally engaging the inner surface of the same whereby the top and bottom ends are held in place on the cylindrical body.

3. A collapsible can-shaped display device for advertising cans of beer and other commodities comprising a cylindrical body consisting of a sheet of material bent into cylindrical form and having vertical edges provided with means for detachably securing them together whereby the sheet may be arranged in a flat condition for shipping or storing, and top and bottom ends each composed of an outer disk iitted against an end of the cylindrical body and an inner member secured to the outer disk and consisting of a piece of sheet material of substantially disk formation of lesser diameter than the outer disk and provided at its periphery with an annular series of substantially rectangular flaps arranged contiguous to one another and initially .projecting having overlapped vertical edges, one of the edges being provided with slots and the other edge having substantially hook-shaped tongues extending into the slots and detachably securing the overlapped edges together whereby the sheet may be arranged in a at condition for shipping or storing, and top and bottom ends each composed of an outer disk tted against an end of the cylindrical body and an inner membe'r secured to the outer disk and consisting of a piece of sheet material of substantially disk formation of lesser diameter than the outer disk and provided at its periphery with an annular series of substantially rectangular iiaps arranged contiguous to one another and initially projecting radially from the periphery of the inner member beyond the outer disk and bent inwardly into substantially contacting mutually supporting relation to one another and arranged within the cylindrical body and frictionally engaging the inner surface of the saine whereby the top and bottom ends are detachably held in place on the cylindrical body.

FREDERICK A. SUNDERHAUF. 

